The Cecil Whig., 1887-10-22
GORMAN'S MEN ALARMED.
The Machine i'll Baltimore Reduced to Des-
perate Straits.

Ihe Macnlne III IatlmOre Reduced To Des-
perate Straits.
BALTIMORE, October 16.-Thc fight
against the German ring will be waged
hotter than ever the coming week. The
Republicans and Independents are max
ing every effort to carry the Baltimore
city Mayoralty election October 90
Should the ring be able by its usual
methods to suppress the voice of the
citizens at that election there will be
little hope of defeating German at the
State election in November The Cor
man crowd is spending thousands upon
thousands of dollars in flooding the ring
organs with advertised speeches delv-
cred at mass meetings and with political
cards attacking the Reform League.
Gorman's trumpet the Baltimore Sun.
yesterday contained IL couple Of pages OF
this matter. Mass meetings will be held
night this week.
REFORM TIDAL WAVE.
Every day brings new converts to tie
reform movement from hitherto leading
men i'll the party. Here is the way State
Senator Noah Bowlus, a prominent Demo
CIaL vi TltttIlCh CpuuIN, NTlJSS TO q
friend The dissatisfaction and disgust
at Gormansm and its vilainies is too
general to permit the hope of Democratic
success. An overwhelming tidal wave
would not surprise me. Attached as
anu to the party and its principles,
deeply deplore tie present situation, yet
defeat may not be an unmixed evil. We
may be purified and rise in greater
strength hereafter. Freed once from
the grasp OF the ghouls and vampires
who have been sucking our blood, we
may start anew"
The registration officers continue to
throw every hindrance III the way of the
Reform Leagues lawyers examining the
books One of these registers has been
presented by the grand jury ior refusing
to permit inspection of his books. The
'ring" politicians who in public beast OF
1000 majority for the Democratic mu-
nicipal ticket, admit in private that the
election will be close. They are fright
ened and rely upon the old practices to
put their candidates through.
BETTING ON THE MACHINE.
AT the Mayoralty election two years
ago sporting men of the town were bet
ting heavy odds that the ring nominee
would be the next Mayor. Free Rasin
had told them to bet that way. They
were not betting on the election, but that
the ring" nominee would get the office
Plenty of similar bets are now otfere l.
SO confident are the betting fraternity on
the abilities of the machine workers for
fraud that they will back up their nomi
nees. The Judges of all the courts will
be in session this week to hear applica-
tions for striking from the registration
books names of persons who are dead
who have removed from the city and who
never had an existence. After the Judges
are through the occupation of the re-
peater and graveyard voter Will not be as
profitable as it has been.
One of the tavorite plans of the mana
gers is to get as many repcatcrs as posi-
BILE to vote very early in the morning on
names of bona tide voters, who when
they come to cast their votes Later in the
day, are told that some one has already
voted on their name. Democratic ward
workers have been engaged blocking the
precincts i'll the city to see how the
party stands. The result is not as en-
couragng as the bosses hoped it would be-
One of the statements is that the result
of the work showed the ring to be
three thou and short of IN jyrity. Some
of the leaders deny it, but they have not
been very cheerful since the 'nlocking"
was concluded. The talk OF the town is
Mr.. John X. Governs declaration that
General +. u. Latrobe. the German nomi-
nee for Mayor, told him in the last cam
paiSn that i'll ii meeting of the German
managers, at which he Latrobe) was
present, one of them snd
General, we cannot nominate you.
We had to count you in twice" and
Lstrobe's answer was "Can't you do it
again.